Lucy Porter @ NAC 31.03.15

Finding modern life a bit difficult? Maybe you were born in the wrong era? In this show Lucy tries to find her rightful place in history. She ponders whether she’d rather be a bewhiskered Victorian explorer, a 1920s Hollywood starlet or Hatshepsut the Egyptian pharaoh.

April 2015

Cinderella @ Norwich Puppet Theatre (01/04/2015)

1st April (2:30pm)

Price: £8.00
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

"She had no bed to lie on, but was made to lie by the hearth among the ashes; and then, as she was always dusty and dirty, they called her Ashputtel." The Brothers Grimm
A one-woman show using puppets and objects, Banyan’s stylish and playful reworking of the Cinderella story explores its fascinating power in a fresh and imaginative adaptation.

The Subways + Dune Rats @ The Waterfront (01.04.15)

1st April (7:30pm)

Price: £13.00
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

THE SUBWAYS (UK) are one of the most exciting live bands on the current touring circuit, thrilling crowds with their explosive rock sound and wild stage performances. Firm summer festival favourites, they have graced the main stages of over 100 international festivals. Whether in front of 100 people or 250,000 the band always deliver a high octane and thoroughly entertaining set.

Danny the Champion of the World @ The Playhouse (01.04.15-03.04.15)

1st April to 3rd April (Various)

Price: £12.00 - £14.00
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

Follow the journey of a young English boy, Danny, and his father William, the most exciting Dad a boy has ever had. The pair live in a caravan fixing cars for a living. But his Dad has a secret hobby - poaching pheasants.

Cinderella-Baby Friendly @ Norwich Puppet Theatre (01/04/2015)

1st April (11:00am)

Price: £8.00
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

"She had no bed to lie on, but was made to lie by the hearth among the ashes; and then, as she was always dusty and dirty, they called her Ashputtel." The Brothers Grimm
A one-woman show using puppets and objects, Banyan’s stylish and playful reworking of the Cinderella story explores its fascinating power in a fresh and imaginative adaptation.

With a heady infusion of soaring vocals set against a backdrop of expressive, lively music, folk-pop extraordinaire Jake Morrell and his quartet have a unique sound that brings new meaning to the words singer-songwriter.

Red Riding Hood - baby friendly @ Norwich Puppet Theatre (02/04.15)

2nd April (11:00am)

Price: £8.00
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

On the way to her Grandmother’s house through a forest filled with howling wolves, Red Riding Hood must stay alert to the danger surrounding her. Straying from the path our feisty heroine, a charcoal burner’s daughter, has to pit her wits against the hungry wolf.

Red Riding Hood @ Norwich Puppet Theatre (02/04/15)

2nd April (2:30pm)

Price: £8.00
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

On the way to her Grandmother’s house through a forest filled with howling wolves, Red Riding Hood must stay alert to the danger surrounding her. Straying from the path our feisty heroine, a charcoal burner’s daughter, has to pit her wits against the hungry wolf.

Box Office Easter Closure

The Box Office will be closed for Easter from Thursday 2nd April through to Tuesday 7th April inclusive (re-opening on Wednesday 8th April). When ordering any tickets online during this period please be aware that they will not be processed until Wednesday 8th April.

The Mouse Outfit ft Dr Syntax and Sparkz @ EPIC (03.04.15)

Red Riding Hood @ Norwich Puppet Theatre (03/04.15)

3rd April (2:30pm)

Price: £8.00
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

On the way to her Grandmother’s house through a forest filled with howling wolves, Red Riding Hood must stay alert to the danger surrounding her. Straying from the path our feisty heroine, a charcoal burner’s daughter, has to pit her wits against the hungry wolf.

Red Riding Hood - baby friendly @ Norwich Puppet Theatre (03/04.15)

3rd April (11:00am)

Price: £8.00
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

On the way to her Grandmother’s house through a forest filled with howling wolves, Red Riding Hood must stay alert to the danger surrounding her. Straying from the path our feisty heroine, a charcoal burner’s daughter, has to pit her wits against the hungry wolf.

A tribute to multi-platinum artist Fall Out Boy. The full set of their hits from Sugar, We’re Going Down, Thanks For The Memories, Dance, Dance, all the way through to The Phoenix, Alone Together and My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark played to the highest quality identical to the record as you can hear.

Meltdown + Rawkus (04.04.15)

Call It Reckless + Standing Like Statues @ Epic Studios (04.04.15)

4th April (7:30pm)

Price: £5.00
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

Female fronted 4-piece pop-punk band, Call It Reckless, perform their first Norwich headline show in over 18 months. These guys are familiar faces on the local music scene, supporting the likes of Neck Deep, Fearless Vampire Killers, Against The Current, Verses, Natives and Handguns. Also getting shortlisted for Red Bull Studios/Download comp & getting to record in the Red Bull Studios, 2014 was a busy year for Call It Reckless, and we’re expecting more to follow in 2015.

Red Riding Hood @ Norwich Puppet Theatre (04/04.15)

4th April (2:30pm)

Price: £8.00
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

On the way to her Grandmother’s house through a forest filled with howling wolves, Red Riding Hood must stay alert to the danger surrounding her. Straying from the path our feisty heroine, a charcoal burner’s daughter, has to pit her wits against the hungry wolf.

Red Riding Hood - baby friendly @ Norwich Puppet Theatre (04/04.15)

4th April (11:00am)

Price: £8.00
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

On the way to her Grandmother’s house through a forest filled with howling wolves, Red Riding Hood must stay alert to the danger surrounding her. Straying from the path our feisty heroine, a charcoal burner’s daughter, has to pit her wits against the hungry wolf.

Puss In Boots @ Norwich Puppet Theatre (06/04/2015)

6th April (2:30pm)

Price: £8.00
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

Would you trust a talking cat? You never know, he might turn you from a pauper to a prince just like the hero of this story, brought to vivid life on an incredible sloping stage by Patrick Lynch from Cbeebies.

The Vaccines @ The UEA ( 07.04.15)

The Vaccines have announced details of the release of the first track from their forthcoming third album. The band have also announced a short UK tour in March and April playing exclusive, intimate shows visiting some regional towns and cities for the first time in their career

Feast of Fiddles @ OPEN (07.04.15)

7th April (7:00pm)

Price: £17.50
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

Feast of Fiddles is a musical extravaganza featuring the cream of UK fiddle players from almost every genre. This moveable feast has attracted a loyal fan following over 21 years, due in no small part to the bringing together on one stage of the likes of Phil Beer (Show of Hands), Peter Knight (Steeleye Span), Chris Leslie and Dave Mattacks (Fairport Convention) and Brian McNeill – to mention but a few.
If you love good-time live music, come to the feast – you won’t be disappointed!

David Celia & Joan Besen @ The Bicycle Shop (07.04.15)

7th April (7:30pm)

Price: £5.00
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

David is an innovative singer/songwriter and astonishing guitar player, known for his spontaneously driven live performances. His songs have an open alt/folk style that’s also been described as "Beatlesque".
He tours frequently across Canada and Europe (Glastonbury Festival, UK/Mariposa, ON).

March 23rd will see the much-anticipated release of the debut LP proper from Courtney Barnett, “Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit”. Recorded in the Autumn of 2014 in an intense 10 day session at Head Gap studios in Melbourne, the album finally brings Barnett’s incisive vision into stark, unflinching focus; her wit sharpened to a knife edge, her melodies more infectious and addictive than ever.

The Secret Garden @ The Playhouse (08.04.15-11.04.15)

8th April to 11th April (Various)

Price: £13.00 - £16.00
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

1911 - Young Mary Lennox is orphaned by a cholera epidemic in India and sent to England to live with her uncle in a cold ancestral manor in Yorkshire. Mary briefly meets him, still mourning for his wife who died ten years ago, but she is mostly left on her own.

Cinderella @ Norwich Puppet Theatre (08/04/2015)

8th April (2:30pm)

Price: £8.00
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

"She had no bed to lie on, but was made to lie by the hearth among the ashes; and then, as she was always dusty and dirty, they called her Ashputtel." The Brothers Grimm
A one-woman show using puppets and objects, Banyan’s stylish and playful reworking of the Cinderella story explores its fascinating power in a fresh and imaginative adaptation.

We are pleased to announce our second young musicians showcase with a line up packed full of talent. BLACK SHUK have come a very long way in a very short space of time & we are delighted to have them here making their debut headline performance.

Cinderella-Baby Friendly @ Norwich Puppet Theatre (08/04/2015)

8th April (11:00am)

Price: £8.00
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

"She had no bed to lie on, but was made to lie by the hearth among the ashes; and then, as she was always dusty and dirty, they called her Ashputtel." The Brothers Grimm
A one-woman show using puppets and objects, Banyan’s stylish and playful reworking of the Cinderella story explores its fascinating power in a fresh and imaginative adaptation.

Rita Payne @ The Bicycle Shop (08.04.15)

8th April (7:30pm)

Price: £6.00
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

Self proclaimed “Acoustic Foot-Stompers” Rita Payne (Rhiannon Scutt and Pete Sowerby) are one of the UK’s fastest rising acts. From supporting some of the country’s leading artists to appearing on BBC One’s The Voice UK, this unstoppable duo’s voyage to superstardom is unquestionable.

Simon Munnery Sings Soren Kierkegaard @ Norwich Arts Centre (9.4.15)

9th April (8:00pm)

Price: £10.00 - £12.00
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

Serial innovator Simon Munnery – ‘One of the funniest, most original comedians of the past twenty years’ (Guardian) – endeavours to perform aselection of the existential philosopher’s writings, talk about them, and make them funny. Plus anything else in between. A new stand-up show from the multi award-winner, as recently seen/heard on Comedy Central’s Alternative Comedy Experience, BBC2’s Culture Show and Radio 4’s News Quiz.

The Burning Crows + Falling Red @ The Waterfront Studio (9/4/15)

9th April (7:30pm)

Price: £8.00
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

Hotly tipped UK rock n’ rollers, The Burning Crows, showcase an infectious mix of good time rock n’ roll, with an attitude, style & swagger that lands Britrock firmly back in the contemporary mainstream which has earned them the reputation of being one of the very best live bands on the scene today.
As self-proclaimed forerunners of the “UK Rock Revolution”, Falling Red have taken their high octane brand of post-sleaze metal from the sleepy hills of Cumbria to the legendary Hammersmith Apollo – all in less than three years of releasing their critically acclaimed debut album.

Ren Harvieu + Natalie Lake @ The Waterfront Studio (10.04.15)

Ugly Duckling @ Norwich Puppet Theatre (10/04/15)

10th April (2:30pm)

Price: £8.00
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

Join in the adventures of this famous ‘underdog’ in Hans Christian Andersen’s much loved tale of transformation, brought to you in Thingumajig’s house style – beautiful puppet characters, live music, captivating story-telling and a generous sprinkling of theatre magic.

Ugly Duckling @ Norwich Puppet Theatre (10/04/15)

10th April (11:00am)

Price: £8.00
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

Join in the adventures of this famous ‘underdog’ in Hans Christian Andersen’s much loved tale of transformation, brought to you in Thingumajig’s house style – beautiful puppet characters, live music, captivating story-telling and a generous sprinkling of theatre magic.

Ugly Duckling @ Norwich Puppet Theatre (11/04/15)

11th April (11:00am)

Price: £8.00
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

Join in the adventures of this famous ‘underdog’ in Hans Christian Andersen’s much loved tale of transformation, brought to you in Thingumajig’s house style – beautiful puppet characters, live music, captivating story-telling and a generous sprinkling of theatre magic.

Sick On The Bus, Revenge of The Psychotronic Man & More @ The Owl Sanctuary (11.04.15)

11th April (7:00pm)

Price: £5.00
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

A Punk Rock band formed in late 1989 from the then disbanded Varukers with guitarist Biff, bassist Brian and kev on drums, still with a passion to play hard hitting punk music but this time with a more dirty rock n roll edge we started rehearsing in Rock Snake studios in Rushden.

Claws have had a great start to 2015 with the release of their brand new EP ’ No Sleep ’ which has received some great reviews & to celebrate this it’s with great delight that we have them headlining The Studio.

Hubs presents Nubiyan Twist @ NAC (11.04.15)

Ugly Duckling @ Norwich Puppet Theatre (11/04/15)

11th April (2:30pm)

Price: £8.00
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

Join in the adventures of this famous ‘underdog’ in Hans Christian Andersen’s much loved tale of transformation, brought to you in Thingumajig’s house style – beautiful puppet characters, live music, captivating story-telling and a generous sprinkling of theatre magic.

Whole Lotta DC @ The Brickmakers (11.04.15)

11th April (8:00pm)

Price: £6.00
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

AC/DC, legends in their own right and one of the most exciting and hardest working bands in rock history, have in turn spawned one of the most exciting and hardest working tribute bands on the scene today.
Whole Lotta DC are an authentic representation of AC/DC, providing the full breath-taking stage show loved by all true rock fans.

Box Of Light plus support @ The Owl Sanctuary (13/04/15)

13th April (7:30pm)

Price: £5.00
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

Box of Light
Rounding off their nationwide tour with a homecoming gig in their own fine city. Box of Light will be bringing that infectious ’psychedelic surf pop sound’ back to the sunny climes of Norwich.

The Skints @ Epic Studios (13/4/2015)

13th April (7:30pm)

Price: £12.50
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

East London-based reggae-dub four-piece The Skints will headline Epic Studios on Wednesday 15th April, bringing an infectious fusion of Jamaican styles to the fore with their pop hooks, grimey raps, filthy basslines and punk rock ethic, creating the perfect mix to get the party crowd on their feet. Following the release of their “Short Change” EP earlier this year, the genre-defying outfit supported by Jägermeister on their band roster, has spent the summer recording their highly anticipated third album with renowned producer and close friend, Prince Fatty. Well-versed in setting festival scenes and stages alight, their inimitable live performance is not to be missed.

Andy Parsons: Live and Unleashed @ The Playhouse (13.04.15-15.04.15)

With four sell out national tours, three DVD releases and a special for Comedy Central already under his belt, Andy Parsons, is back on the road. Andy’s fifth show Live And Unleashed - But Naturally Cautious will see the star of BBC2’s Mock The Week and Live At At The Apollo hit the road again delivering more sharp comedy up and down the UK.

Hat Fitz & Cara @ Norwich Arts Centre (14.04.15)

14th April (8:00pm)

Price: £10.00 - £12.00
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

Hat Fitz and Cara are an unlikely looking early blues duo – the rough clad long bearded Hat Fitz surrounded by a variety of guitars and the vintage dress clad Cara Robinson behind a basic drum kit, with a ragtime washboard close at hand.

Fabian Holland @ The Bicycle Shop (14.04.15)

14th April (7:30pm)

Price: £5.00
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

Fabian Holland is a songwriter who gets right to the heart of the human condition in a disarmingly subtle way. Less than 18 months after releasing his widely applauded self-titled debut CD, the canal boat-
dwelling musician is back with A Day Like Tomorrow

Alan Johnson - Literary Festival Spring 2015 (15.04.15)

Alan Johnson has been a Labour Party MP since 1997. He served as Home Secretary from June 2009 to May 2010, having also served as Health Secretary and Education Secretary. He was then also Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer. His first book, the childhood memoir This Boy, won the Ondaatje and Orwell Prizes, and was described by the The Times as ‘the best memoir by a politician you’ll ever read’. Please, Mister Postman continues Alan Johnson’s remarkable story.

Megan Henwood @ The Bicycle Shop (15.04.15)

15th April (7:30pm)

Price: £6.00
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

Megan first came to the attention of the wider world in 2011 following the release of her critically acclaimed debut album “Making Waves” which saw her songs played on national and regional radio and playlisted on BBC Radio 2.

Finley Quaye @ The Waterfront Studio (15.04.15)

15th April (7:30pm)

Price: £12.50
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

Maverick A Strike exploded onto the world scene in 1997 and instantly gave Finley Quaye world wide recognition. He is a grandson of vaudeville pianist Caleb Quaye. Brother of noted guitarist, Caleb Quaye and afro-jazz musician Terri Quaye and is related to Tricky.

UEA Fight Night @ UEA LCR (15.04.15)

15th April (6:00pm)

Price: £6.00
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

UEA Amateur Boxing Club presents its 2015 annual boxing showcase, Fight Night! See the best of the UEA Boxing Club battle it out in the ring on the 15th April. Fighters include: Jordan Morris, Ben Phillips, Billy Kensit and James Cornforth. Featuring a show by the UEA Dance Squad, don’t miss this showcase of UEA’s most talented.

Jazzy Jeff @ Epic Studios (16.04.15)

16th April (7:30pm)

Price: £22.00 - £25.00
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

Sure, Jazzy Jeff is known for being a star in Fresh Prince of Bel Air, but he is also a hip hop pioneer and icon who has won three Grammy Awards, three American Music Awards, two NAACP Awards, two Soul Train Music Awards and an MTV Music Award.

UFO + Red's Cool @ The Waterfront (16.04.15)

16th April (7:30pm)

Price: £22.00
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

Nothing would be easier for British rock legends UFO than to rest on their laurels. The band could easily release the occasional best-of album to earn a few additional royalties and otherwise content themselves with looking back at their exceptionally glorious past.

A Level Playing Field @ UEA Drama Studio (16.04.15)

16th April (7:00pm)

Price: £5.00 - £7.00
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

A group of privileged A Level students are about to finish school. Forever. But before they can take their final exam they must endure two hours of isolation. A Level Playing Field is an unpublished new play by acclaimed playwright, Jonathan Lewis (Our Boys), previewed exclusively at Mountview as a work-in-progress before its professional debut this year.

Phoenix Calling @ The Waterfront Studio ( 16.4.15 )

Afrikan Boy + Support @ NAC ( 16.04.15)

16th April (8:00pm)

Price: £8.00
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

It’s not often that you’d expect to find the bass-heavy sounds of urban London and the rhythmic beats of Nigeria sitting together on a track, but if there is one MC who’s not shying away from doing exactly that, then look no further than Afrikan Boy.

Palma Violets @ The Waterfront (17.04.15)

17th April (6:30pm)

Price: £12.00
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

In September 2011 if you wanted to hear the most exciting new band in Britain, rather than searching online you knocked on a tall black door off the Lambeth Road. Part art studio, part squat – Studio 180 was where south London’s thrilling rock’n’roll four-piece Palma Violets were holed-up writing songs their friends could dance to and throwing celebratory, ecstatic parties about which word quickly spread.

Toseland + Rival State @ The Waterfront Studio (17/04/15)

A five piece rock band fronted by ex racing champion, James Toseland. He began his full-time music career by collaborating with Little Angels legend Toby Jepson to write an album packed with hard/classic rock and power ballads.

La Brass Banda & Killamonjambo @ Norwich Arts Centre (17.4.15)

17th April (8:00pm)

Price: £8.00
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

Ask anybody who went to see LaBrassBanda, they won’t be able to stop grinning even months later. Only the thought of it makes the happiness bug break out again. Presumably, he or she won’t be completely sure what made the show leave such an impression – maybe it’s something like this:

Due to unforeseen circumstances Toxic Twins have had to move this tour. (It was for 18th October 2014). We are pleased to welcome back to the Waterfront, one of Europe’s best ever Aerosmith tribute act: the Toxic Twins. You’ll hear, among the others, classics like ‘Walk This Way’, ‘Sweet Emotion’, ‘Dream On’, ‘Mama Kin’, ’Toys in the Attic’ as well as hits like “Dude Looks Like A Lady’, ‘Rag Doll’, ‘Angel’, ‘Love In An Elevator”, ‘I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing’, ‘Pink’, and plenty more.

As the regions premier mixed arts theatre dining clubs, Bohemia is thee most sought after glamorous hotspots in Norwich city. This unique theatrical concept offers an impressive range of variety acts from professional local, national and international performers. The club offers a complete theatrical night out package with dining. Every night is magically filled with breathtaking acts while guests savour fine food and sip on cocktails.

Meltdown 80s vs 90s @ The Waterfront (18.04.15)

Drenge @ The Waterfront (18.04.15)

18th April (6:30pm)

Price: £12.00
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

Drenge are an English two-piece grunge / post grunge band based in Castleton in Derbyshire. The band is made up of Eoin Loveless, on guitar and vocals, and his younger brother Rory, on drums. They take their name from the Danish word for "boys", although it is pronounced differently.

As a singer and lead guitarist in rock band Gomez, Ben Ottewell is well known for his unmistakable voice and talent for blistering and inspired guitar solos. Rolling Stone declared, "Gomez’s not-so-secret weapon is Ben Ottewell.” And as GQ Magazine once wrote and anyone listening can attest, "[his] voice is not of this world.”

Liam Williams @ Norwich Arts Centre (20.4.15)

Laura Moody @ The Bicycle Shop (20.04.15)

20th April (7:30pm)

Price: £5.00
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

’Acrobats’ is the debut album from Laura Moody, a wildly alternative cellist, vocalist and avant-singer songwriter. Eschewing laptops and loop pedals she explores what is possible using only solo cello and voice.

The University of East Anglia Choir will be joined by four exceptional young soloists and stylishly accompanied by the inimitable Norwich Baroque, for a large-scale performance of George Frideric Handel’s Messiah, on Tuesday 21 April 2015 at St Andrew’s Hall, Norwich.

Beth Porter & the Availables @ The Bicycle Shop (21.04.15)

21st April (7:30pm)

Price: £5.00
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

An award winning classical musician in her own right, Beth embraced the folk scene and was taken in
by their fraternity, touring and sessioning with the likes of Eliza Carthy, Jim Moray, Jackie Oates and
Bellowhead.

The Last Carnival presented by Riverjuke @ The Waterfront Studio (21.04.15)

21st April (7:00pm)

Price: £10.00
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

The Last Carnival is a Rock and Roll band. They have a sound that’s Big, Loud and made for Dancing. Born from the roots of classic Rock and Roll, guitar songs soaked in melody hit you with an onslaught of high energy grooves, roaring solos, crowd singing chants and heart wrenching ballads. See them live and you know soon these guys will find a home in arenas all over the planet.

Simple Minds @ UEA LCR (22.04.15)

Simple Minds are “widely regarded as one of the best live bands in the world” (BBC Breakfast) and over a thirty year career have been responsible for some of the most innovative and enduring anthems in rock music. Last year the band played to 130,000 people in the UK alone – the most ever in one year. This new tour for 2015 sees them play 2 sets; the greatest hits and tracks from the new album ’Big Music’.

Suburban Legends & MC Lars @ The Waterfront Studio (22.04.15)

22nd April (7:30pm)

Price: £10.00
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

Out of the cultural holocaust of Orange County comes the superhero-like brilliance of Suburban Legends. Six recklessly handsome boys have devoted their lives to creating a glorious variety pack of ska music, all for your enjoyment. So put down those antidepressants and forget what’s waiting on TIVO because it’s time to enjoy a rocking good adrenaline rush.

Hannah Scott @ The Bicycle Shop (22.04.15)

22nd April (7:30pm)

Price: £5.00
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

Suffolk born Hannah Scott presents heart felt, life-affirming performances that have consistently wowed audiences and critics across the UK. Pairing with long-standing collaborator and multi-instrumentalist Stefano Della Casa, Hannah is bringing her recent release ‘The Space In Between’ to venues and festivals across the country.

David Nicholls - Literary Festival Spring 2015 (22.04.15)

22nd April (7:00pm)

Price: £7.00
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

David Nicholls’ fourth novel US was shortlisted for the 2014 Man Booker Prize, and is a brilliant tragi-comedy focusing on marriage, parenthood, travel, art and science. His previous novel, the international bestseller One Day, was turned into a major Hollywood movie starring Anne Hathaway. David Nicholls also works as a screenwriter, and his adaptation of Far From the Madding Crowd, will be released in May (2015).

Livewire 25 @ UEA LCR (23.04.15)

23rd April (7:00pm)

Price: £5.00
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

Livewire is celebrating 25 years of broadcasting live from campus. To mark the event they are putting on a huge night of entertainment featuring Local up and coming bands, UEA musicians and some of the best DJ’s around. Doors open at 7pm.

Portico + Snow Ghosts @ The Waterfront Studio (23.04.15)

23rd April (7:30pm)

Price: £12.50
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

Newly signed to Ninja Tune, Portico’s new music is born of a desire to create newness out of the ideas of loss and change. Bordering on the hallucinatory, their music moves forwards towards distant places, arriving somewhere between structured pop songs and a disintegrating ambience.

Lower Than Atlantis @ Epic Studios (23.04.15)

After a triumphant and sold out show at London’s KOKO, Lower Than Atlantis are pleased to announce they will be headlining a UK tour in April 2015. The 11 date tour will see them play England, Scotland and Ireland with support coming from We Are The Ocean and PVRIS, who will be hitting our shores for the first time.

There’s only one thing better than seeing a killer band; seeing two killer bands, and we’re very excited to say that Cancer Bats and While She Sleeps have announced a co-headline tour in April next year.

Hollie McNish + John Osbourne @ OPEN (24.04.15)

24th April (7:30pm)

Price: £10.00
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

At a time when the live entertainment industry is saturated with acts that are formulaic and predictable, internationally acclaimed poet and spoken word artist Hollie McNish is a breath of fresh air. Reciting words of love, politics, race, breasts and all that comes in between, Hollie’s poems captivate and move audiences to feel something that is sorely lacking in the industry today.

Speedometer feat James Junior + Rope Store @ NAC (24.04.15)

24th April (8:00pm)

Price: £8.00
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

Speedometer return to Norwich ahead of the release of their eagerly awaited 7th album “No Turning Back”. The band’s previous releases feature on the playlist of almost all Funk & Soul DJ’s around the world and their groovy Northern-Soul take on Pharrell Williams “Happy” has become the must-have 45 single of last year.

Raleigh Ritchie @ The Waterfront (25.04.12)

25th April (7:30pm)

Price: £10.00
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

Raleigh Ritchie doesn’t make R&B music, or soul music, or indie music, or pop music. Raleigh Ritchie – aka Jacob Anderson – makes a unique amalgamation of all of those genres, contorting his influences into deeply personal songs. Anderson’s musical influences include Erykah Badu, David Bowie, Jill Scott, The Smiths, and Stevie Wonder. You also may have seem him in TV show Game of Thrones.

The Urban Voodoo Machine is a collective of shadowy, London based, ne’er do wells, led by Norwegian born songwriter/frontman Paul-Ronney Angel. Featuring up to twelve musicians at any given time, The ‘Machine mash-up guitars, twin drummers, fiddle, trumpet, tuba, banjo, washboard, upright bass, gong, mandolin, accordion, harmonicas, saxophone, sousaphone and even empty bottles and tie racks to create their unique brand of Bourbon Soaked Gypsy Blues Bop’n’Stroll.

Invidia Launch Event @ OPEN (25.04.15)

25th April (7:00pm)

Price: £8.00
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

INVIDIA are bringing their first under 18’s event to Norwich
Kicking off spring with a huge party!
Loads of announcements still to come as well as surprises - further details to come.....
DJ’S on the night - to be announced

UEA Medic to Medic Revision Lectures - YEAR 3 @ JSC (25.04.15)

Julian Cope @ The Waterfront Studio (26.04.15)

26th April (7:00pm)

Price: £22.50
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

Julian Cope is a singer, poet, occultist and photographer who has enjoyed a 30-year career in the rock business, and is described by his Bloomsbury book publishers as a ‘visionary rock musician and musicologist, hip archaeologist and one-time front man of the Teardrop Explodes’.

The Shires @ The Waterfront ( 26.04.15)

26th April (7:00pm)

Price: £12.00
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

The Shires are a New Country duo from the UK who formed in mid 2013. ’We can build our own Nashville underneath these Grey Skies’ (from their song Nashville) sums up the duo’s dream of bringing New Country to the UK and taking The Shires to Nashville! The band are touring in support of their new album ’Brave’.

Folk East presents The Willows + Kelly oliver @ NAC (28.04.15)

28th April (8:00pm)

Price: £10.00 - £12.00
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

FolkEast are delighted to present two of 2014’s festival favourites for an evening at Norwich Arts Centre. The Willows are a folk band from Cambridge. Fronted by the breathtaking vocals of Jade Rhiannon, supported by rich vocal harmonies and dynamic acoustic musicianship the band take influence from folk traditions on both sides of the Atlantic.

Only Real + Blaenavon + Cabrakid @ The Waterfront Studio (28.04.15)

The Early November @ Epic Studios (28.04.15)

28th April (7:30pm)

Price: £10.00 - £12.00
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

Six years have passed since New Jersey’s The Early November released what, at the time, appeared to be their ?nal album. Sprawling across three discs, The Mother, The Mechanic & The Path was a conceptual, grandiose and challenging record. Challenging for listeners but even more so, for the band that created it. Plagued with recording and creative struggles, it left the band feeling drained and frustrated.

Marc O'Reilly + Albert Jones @ The Bicycle Shop (28.04.15)

28th April (7:30pm)

Price: £10.00
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

Irish folk/blues troubadour Marc O’Reilly will release his new album ’Human Herdings’ on 28th March’15.
Following the release of his critically acclaimed debut album ‘My Friend Marx’ in 2011, Marc O’Reilly has established himself as one of the most exciting artists within the folk/blues genre gaining comparisons with artists such as John Martyn and Bon Iver.

Stornoway + The Lost Brothers @ The Waterfront (29.04.15)

29th April (7:30pm)

Price: £14.00
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

In 2010 Stornoway alighted on the UK music scene, eschewing academia and the dreaming spires of their hometown Oxford, with their single ‘Zorbing’. They were set apart by a gentle magnetism and lead singer Brian Briggs’ “exceptional ear for that most distinctive of sounds – the British pop melody”.

The Songs of Nick Drake @ The Bicycle Shop (29.04.15)

29th April (7:30pm)

Price: £10.00
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

Nick Drake is the most revered and loved of all of this country’s Singer/Songwriters. He recorded three cherished Albums between 1969 and 1972 but was almost entirely unknown in his day. After his tragic death in 1974 aged only 26 his music almost disappeared into obscurity. Now, thanks to a massive resurgence of interest and a worldwide re-evaluation of his genius Nick Drake has become a National treasure.

Julia Blackburn - Literary Festival Spring 2015 (29.04.15)

29th April (7:00pm)

Price: £7.00
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

Julia Blackburn has written seven books of non-fiction and two novels, both of which were shortlisted for the Orange Prize. Her new work, Threads: The Delicate Life of John Craske, is both a spellbinding search for an undiscovered genius, a Norfolk fisherman who became an artist, and an examination of personal grief and loss. This talk, like the book, will be illustrated. Julia Blackburn lives in Suffolk and Italy.

Churning out the hits of yesteryear and today, with a sack full of new seven inch singles (and downloads for the old folks), legendary bluesman Son of Dave will be heading back onto the open road for his latest tour, taking in an unlucky thirteen shows around the UK throughout May and June 2015.

Craig Charles Funk & Soul Club @ OPEN (01.05.15)

Zion Train @ NAC 01.05.15

1st May (8:00pm)

Price: £12.00
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

Zion Train are a Dub phenomenon. Their work from the past 2 decades still sounds fresh to today’s discerning ears. Their recorded output is prolific with an album a year and innumerable production credits, remixes and song writing collaborations.

Thrashersaurus 2015 @ Brickmakers (02.05.15 - 03.05.2015

2nd May to 3rd May (12:01am)

Price: £11.00 - £18.00
(Max of 8 tickets per booking)

Over the early May 2015 bank holiday weekend, Thrashersaurus is a yearly mini festival of metal music, brought to you from The Brickmakers in Norwich, featuring signed bands from around the country, and local talent.

Demon Barbers XL: Disco at the Tavern @ The Playhouse (02.05.15)

2nd May (8:00pm)

Price: £15.00 - £17.50
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

Renowned for their no holds barred approach to their live shows The Demon Barbers return to the concert stage with a new repertoire, extra band members and a modern twist to their multi-award winning Roadshow.

Devil Sold His Soul @ The Owl Sanctuary (03.05.15) VENUE CHANGE

3rd May (7:30pm)

Price: £10.00 - £12.00
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

Devil Sold His Soul are an ambient influenced progressive metal/post-hardcore band from the South of England signed to Small Town Records. Three of the band joined from Mahumodo, thought to be a pioneer of the British hardcore scene. They released their debut full-length album A Fragile Hope on 18 June 2007, having previously toured the UK for several years, along with the release of their debut mini-album Darkness Prevail, produced by Mark Williams.

Transit & Such Gold @ The Owl Sanctuary (04/05/15)

4th May (7:30pm)

Price: £10.00
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

Boston rock outfit Transit has stirred up a unique recipe for success, packing one album after the other with fresh ideas. On their new and most compelling album to date, Joyride (Rise Records), the band’s music and lyrics are complemented by soaring choruses and thoughtful one-liners.

Fearless Vampire Killers @ NAC (04.05.15) New Date

4th May (8:00pm)

Price: £9.00
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

Currently out on a huge UK / EU tour with the fabulous, In This Moment, FEARLESS VAMPIRE KILLERS are elated to announce their biggest UK headline tour, to date! These dates were rescheduled from the previously announced February tour, so any tickets purchased for that tour, will now be valid for these new dates.

Sunset Sons @ The Waterfront Studio (02.02.15)

5th May (7:30pm)

Price: £9.00
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

Sunset Sons are a band brought together by a love of music, surfing and snowboarding. Soon they found themselves in a flurry of record label hype. Music industry bosses were coming to Val d’Isère to watch them play. “We were told they rarely leave London,” says Australian bassist Pete, “but there they were, up in the mountains with the snowboarding crowd, who can get pretty wild.”

Jim Causley & Lukas Drinkwater @ The Bicycle Shop (05.05.15)

5th May (7:30pm)

Price: £8.00
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

Five times BBC Radio 2 Folk Award nominee Jim Causley is singer/accordionist who is passionate about traditional song and particularly that of his native Devon. Previous incarnations include The Devil’s Interval and Mawkin: Causley and he has recorded with the likes of Waterson:Carthy, Show of Hands, John McCusker and David Rotheray of Beautiful South fame. In recent years, projects have included touring with Steve Knightley and Kate Rusby.

Kieran Goss @ The Bicycle Shop (06.05.15)

6th May (7:30pm)

Price: £12.50
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

Long hailed as one of Ireland’s leading songwriters and performers, Kieran Goss’s music has won him fans across the globe. But if his songs have made him a star, his live shows have made him a legend. Live on stage is where Kieran Goss really shines.

The Pop Group + Zun Zun Egui @ NAC (6.05.15)

6th May (20.00 / 21.45)

Price: £17.50
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

The Pop Group formed in Bristol in 1977 out of a sense of disenchantment with the increasing conservatism of punk and released their Dennis Bovell debut album, Y, in 1979.
Their second album, For How Much Longer Do We Tolerate Mass Murder? arrived in 1980 before the band imploded in the same year.

Doc Brown - The Weird Way Round @ UEA LCR (07.05.15)

7th May (7:30pm)

Price: £14.00
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

Fresh from his sell-out UK tour Of Mic And Men, a starring role in the hit show Law and Order, as well as singing with Ricky Gervais on the youtube viral Equality Street, Doc Brown is back with his unique take on Life, Love and Lyricism.

Belle and Sebastian @ OPEN (08.05.15)

The best pop groups want to change the world. They want to leave an imprint that no one forgets, to do more than check out as a minor statistic in the Guinness Book of Hit Singles. They want to change the world of pop, and to engage with the politics of pop. Belle & Sebastian have re-invented the pop festival; they signed to a tiny independent label but still beat Steps to a BRIT, before sweeping into the Top 40, then the Top 20.

Beans On Toast + Benjamin Folke Thomas (8.5.15)

8th May (7:30pm)

Price: £9.00
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

Having conquered his biggest ever headline show at Camden’s Electric Ballroom last month to rave reviews, everybody’s favourite drunk-folk raconteur, Beans On Toast, is heading back to the UK live circuit in May with a fresh string of 14 dates to places other artists might not reach. Starting in Harlow on 7th May and ending at London’s Tooting Tram and Social on 23rd May, the ‘Bending Over Backwards’ tour will see Beans transverse the country with fellow acoustic music mate Benjamin Folke Thomas as worthy support.

Make no bones – Skinny Lister are the wildest party band you’ll ever get drunk with. And you will get drunk with them. From day one, Skinny Lister set out to cause chaos and make friends, travelling to the four corners of the globe plying their infectious and unique rum-soaked blend of english folk and punk rock anarchy.

Kim Noble: You're Not Alone @ Norwich Arts Centre (09.05.15)

9th May (8:00pm)

Price: £12.50 - £15.00
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

Total Theatre Award-winning provocative, moving and comic production that was one of the biggest talking points at the 2014 Edinburgh Festival. Deeply moving, thought provokingly shocking comedy that chronicles one man’s attempts at connection, friendship and employment at B&Q. The BAFTAnominated Perrier Award-winner
presents an intimate glimpse into the mind of an eccentric genius that will stay with you for months to come.

Hot Damn! Presents is back at The Talk for another feast of live funk & soul and some of the hottest selectors around to keep you jumping & jiving and moving & grooving all night long!
This month we bring to you from Newcastle one of the UK’s hottest live funk & soul combo’s, Nick Pride & The Pimptones feat vocalist Beth Macari and we are thrilled to have them come to Norwich for the 1st time to get this party started :)

Ugly Duckling @ The Waterfront Studio (10.05.15)

10th May (7:00pm)

Price: £12.00
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

The Ugly Duckling musical sound is a combination of late-80’s/early 90’s Hip-Hop, Funk, Soul and Jazz with plenty of humour and high-spirited skillfulness from the lyricists and D.J. Audiences and critics have agreed over the years that Ugly Duckling’s brand of Hip-Hop is unique and authentic while the stage show is always fun, exciting and super-tight.

Lucy Spraggan @ The Waterfront (11.05.15)

11th May (7:30pm)

Price: £14.50
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

Lucy Spraggan is an English singer-songwriter and musician hailing from Sheffield. Performing what she describes as ‘A-Flop’ - a mixture of hip-hop, folk, and acoustic - she has found fans across the UK and the whole world, thanks to her YouTube videos. In 2011, was crowned runner-up in the Urban, Pop &amp; Acoustic category of Live and Unsigned.

TITLE SEQUENCE: Loud upbeat music and credits in Hungarian. A once famous football star flickers across celluloid, a speedy ghost in black and white. An announcer anxiously sputters the fate of the game while the angry crowd shout ‘Go For It!’ over and over. They burn placards, flags and photographs. A 1950s Hollywoodstyle comedy you’ve probablynever seen and a 1950s revolution you’ve probably never heard of. Deborah Pearson translates both, as best as she possibly can.

InMe + The Dirty Youth + Ashes @ The Waterfront Studio (13.05.15)

13th May (7:30pm)

Price: £12.50
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

InMe are an English alternative rock band who have to date released 5 highly successful studio albums, spawning a number of Top 40 UK singles and years of touring and playing great shows and festivals around the UK, Europe and the world.

Sons Of Bill @ The Waterfront Studio (14.5.15)

14th May (7:30pm)

Price: £12.00
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

What makes Sons of Bill so great is their ability to be so unabashedly at home with themselves in a time when some roots bands feel like they are trying a little bit too hard, and rock and roll bands are starting to feel desperately over-conceptualized. Maybe that’s part of playing music with your brothers: No point in faking it.

Poison Idea plus support @ The Owl Sanctuary (14/05/15)

Sleaford Mods + Youth Man @ The Waterfront (14.05.15)

14th May (7:30pm)

Price: £12.00
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

Sleaford Mods started out sometime during 2006 whilst Jason Williamson was living in Nottingham.
Born out of part frustration and part accident, it quickly found its feet as an aggressive verbal onslaught on all that is contrived and connected to the day-to-day hammer of low paid employment and domestic situations arising from that trap. After a year of working ideas out in both the studio and in live performances, Williamson moved south and took the cause to London for a couple of years and trod the boards there for a couple of years, before returning to Nottingham in 2009.

Nathan Carter & His Band @ St Andrews Hall (14.05.15)

14th May (6:45pm)

Price: £27.50
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

He is the hottest property on the Irish music scene, performing with his band to over 400,000 people in the past year, and now Nathan Carter is about to embark on a mini UK tour taking in ten dates throughout England. Nathan who signed with DECCA records earlier this year is about to release a new album on the back of another massive Summer hit with “Good Time Girls”.

Commissioned by Norwich Arts Centre this summer a new kind of blockbuster is hitting Norwich, and it stars you. Artist Richard DeDomenici’s cinematic forgeries have caused a stir all around the world, and have often received better reviews than the originals. The Redux Project is an on-going series of no-budget cinematic appropriations that hilariously subvert Hollywood conventions.

Luke Wright: Stay-at-Home Dandy @ Norwich Arts Centre (15.05.15)

15th May (8:00pm)

Price: £6.00 - £8.00
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

Decadent boozehound Luke Wright would love to spend his life flouncing around looking fabulous, but back in rural Suffolk he’s got the school run to do. Naval-gazing is all very well, but other people can be magic. Wright tells stories in visceral verse from neglected corners of Britain.

The Four Fighters @ The Brickmakers (16.05.14)

16th May (8:00pm)

Price: £6.00
(Max of 6 tickets per booking)

Four Fighters has been playing the most prestigious venues the length and breadth of the UK since 2003. Add to that regular multiple appearances at all of the biggest tribute festivals in the UK, Ireland, mainland Europe and South America and you could argue that this is the world’s ultimate Foo Fighters tribute band!